Best Alex Gutierrez Podcasts (2025)

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From Student to Maestro: The Journey of Moises Llanes 48:34

3d ago48:34

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When classical music plays in a baby's nursery, does it really make a difference? For Moises Llanes, those early moments with Beethoven and Brahms symphonies resonating through his crib shaped a lifelong passion that would transform orchestral education in the Rio Grande Valley. This captivating conversation reveals how a businessman father with an…

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The Optic Nerve Patient Education 1:59

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Send us a text In this educational segment of Ask Your Eye Doctor, we take a deep dive into the fascinating structures of the human eye. We walk listeners through key anatomical components—like the cornea, retina, lens, and optic nerve—explaining each part's role in vision. Along the way, we break down commonly used ophthalmology terms such as "myo…

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“Eye Lubricants 101: What’s Best for Your Dry Eyes?” 19:15

4d ago19:15

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Send us a text In this episode of Ask Your Eye Doctor, we dive into the world of eye lubricants—those over-the-counter drops and gels that promise relief for dry, irritated eyes. Your host breaks down the different types of eye lubricants available, from artificial tears to thicker gels and ointments, explaining the pros and cons of each in simple,…

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Ep 373 - Antonio Gutierrez, Anti-Displacement Organizer Fighting Deportations, Returns 56:41

6d ago56:41

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The guys are joined by Antonio Gutierrez, an anti-displacement community organizer and leader in the multi-decade struggle for undocumented rights and protections here in Chicago. They are a co-founder of Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD), the Albany Park Defense Network, La Guayabita Autonoma Community Garden and the Autonomous Ten…

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"State of the Union" with Mark Lassagne 59:44

7d ago59:44

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In this Episode we discuss the Bam Trail with Owner Mark Lassagne. Its now in the second year, there has been a couple new events added to the roster. The College events, High School events and last but not least "THE SUPER 60". Mark talks about how you can make it to the west coast most sought after event in the super 60. He discusses the great op…

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Ep 372 - Listening Party: In Process by Damon A. Williams 1:42:20

13d ago1:42:20

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From time to time, a Chicago artist drops a new project that the AirGo crew is vibing with–when that happens, we get them on the line for a special listening party episode! Using a few of the project's tracks as jumping off points for the conversation, we dive deep into process, creativity, and growth. For this episode we get to celebrate the new p…

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The Retina Patient Education Ask Your Eye Doctor 2:30

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Send us a text The retina is a light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye that converts light into nerve signals, which are then transmitted to the brain via the optic nerve. It's composed of various layers, including photoreceptor cells (rods and cones), bipolar cells, and ganglion cells. The retina allows us to see in low light, perceive color,…

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" Eye See a Growth!" Pterygiums and Pingueculas 16:42

19d ago16:42

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Send us a text Podcast Title: "Eye See a Growth!" Synopsis: In this episode of Ask Your Eye Doctor, host Alex Gutierrez sits down with ophthalmologist Dr. Amescua to shed light on those mysterious, fleshy growths that sometimes creep onto the white part of your eye—called pterygiums. From causes and common symptoms like redness and irritation to mo…

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Ep 371 - Dixon Romeo, Housing Organizer Fighting to Keep Southside Communities Together, Returns 1:29:57

20d ago1:29:57

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What do you do when you see something happening that you know to be wrong? When its something seemingly intractable and massive that will negatively impact you and your neighbors? If you're Dixon Romeo, you start organizing. Dixon is the Executive Director of Southside Together, a new organization building power by organizing Black, poor, and worki…

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Lake Mohave Champion Karl Okerman 1:09:18

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From Idaho’s Glacier Lakes to the Colorado River Lake Mohave is a challenging and dynamic body of water that demands adaptability, especially for anglers used to different fisheries. Karl, who hails from the glacier-fed lakes of Idaho, faced a steep learning curve. But instead of being intimidated by the change in conditions, he embraced it. In thi…

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The Posterior Chamber : Know Your Eye Ask Your Eye Doctor 3:20

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Send us a text n this educational segment of Ask Your Eye Doctor, we take a deep dive into the fascinating structures of the human eye. We walk listeners through key anatomical components—like the cornea, retina, lens, and optic nerve—explaining each part's role in vision. Along the way, we break down commonly used ophthalmology terms such as "myop…

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Eye Care Technology Past , Present and Future 13:21

25d ago13:21

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Send us a text In this episode of Ask Your Eye Doctor, we explore the groundbreaking technologies transforming routine eye care — and what the future holds. Dr. Amescua joins us to dive into key diagnostic tools like corneal topography and OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography), explaining how they help detect serious eye conditions with remarkable pre…

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Ep 370 - Alex Ding, Co-Director of National Anti-War Org Dissenters 1:37:59

27d ago1:37:59

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On this episode the guys connect the global dots with Alex of Dissenters, a national organization of young people leading the fight to reclaim our resources from the war industry, reinvest in life-giving institutions, and repair collaborative relationships with the earth and people around the world. As co-director of the organization, Alex has help…

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Nathan Fernández: A Life-Changing Opportunity from José Hernández 50:35

28d ago50:35

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Meet Nathan Fernandez, a remarkable talent whose musical journey bridges two worlds – the rich mariachi traditions of his family and the prestigious international stage of Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández. In this deeply personal conversation, Nathan reveals his childhood experiences standing beside his father at performances from the tende…

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The Lens : Patient Education Ask Your Eye Doctor 2:08

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Send us a text In this educational segment of Ask Your Eye Doctor, we take a deep dive into the fascinating structures of the human eye. We walk listeners through key anatomical components—like the cornea, retina, lens, and optic nerve—explaining each part's role in vision. Along the way, we break down commonly used ophthalmology terms such as "myo…

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The Iris : Patient Education Ask Your eye Doctor 2:34

1M ago2:34

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Send us a text In this educational segment of Ask Your Eye Doctor, we take a deep dive into the fascinating structures of the human eye. We walk listeners through key anatomical components—like the cornea, retina, lens, and optic nerve—explaining each part's role in vision. Along the way, we break down commonly used ophthalmology terms such as "myo…

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The Anterior Chamber : Patient Education Ask Your eye Doctor 2:09

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Send us a text In this educational segment of Ask Your Eye Doctor, we take a deep dive into the fascinating structures of the human eye. We walk listeners through key anatomical components—like the cornea, retina, lens, and optic nerve—explaining each part's role in vision. Along the way, we break down commonly used ophthalmology terms such as "myo…

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The Cornea: Patient Education Ask Your Eye Doctor 2:59

1M ago2:59

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Send us a text In this educational segment of Ask Your Eye Doctor, we take a deep dive into the fascinating structures of the human eye. We walk listeners through key anatomical components—like the cornea, retina, lens, and optic nerve—explaining each part's role in vision. Along the way, we break down commonly used ophthalmology terms such as "myo…

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Podcast Episode: Rising Star Ty Manterola Talks Passion, Podiums, and the Future of Bass Fishing 1:11:17

1M ago1:11:17

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A Look at the Next Generation of Bass Fishing The future of bass fishing is in good hands. In our previous episode, Greg Gutierrez and Big Ed emphasized the importance of supporting young anglers. This episode picks up that thread by highlighting the impact of driven, young competitors like Nathan Phillips, Luke Johns, Asher Haynes, Tyler Madden, a…

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"Why Are My Eyes So Dry? 9:47

1M ago9:47

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Send us a text "Why Are My Eyes So Dry? Answers with Dr. Rahul Singh Tonk" Synopsis: In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Rahul Singh Tonk, a dry eye specialist and expert in cornea and external eye diseases, to talk all about dry eyes — a common but often misunderstood condition. Dr. Tonk explains everything in simple terms and answers some of the…

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"Clearing the View: Understanding Cataracts 8:04

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Send us a text "Clearing the View: Understanding Cataracts with Dr. Guillermo Amescua" Synopsis: In this informative and easy-to-follow episode, we sit down with Dr. Guillermo Amescua, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the world-renowned Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida, to talk all about cataracts. Dr. Amescua answers the most co…

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Ask Your Eye Doctor Introduction 2:00

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Send us a text Ask Your Eye Doctor is your go-to podcast for everything related to eye health, vision, and the science of seeing. Hosted by a rotating panel of certified ophthalmologists, optometrists, and eye care professionals, each episode dives into real questions from listeners—covering everything from everyday concerns like dry eyes, screen f…

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Ep 369 - Stanley Howard, Chicago Police Torture Survivor Behind Abolition of IL's Death Penalty 1:12:00

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Dame and Kiss have the honor and pleasure to talk with Stanley Howard, a survivor of torture at the hands of the Chicago Police Department and a brilliant force for justice in the struggles for both torture reparations and the abolition of the death penalty in IL. As a self-taught jailhouse lawyer Stanley created the Death Row 10, a group of tortur…

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Mentorship, Music, and Mariachi Education: The Eloy Garza Story 1:05:01

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The path to musical excellence rarely follows a straight line. For Eloy Garza, director of Roma High School's celebrated mariachi program, that journey weaves through personal struggles, unexpected opportunities, and the profound impact of mentorship that transformed a shy trumpet player into an award-winning educator. Growing up in a household fil…

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Ep 368 - W. Kamau Bell, Legendary Comedian and United Shades of America Host 1:09:33

2M ago1:09:33

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The guys get to chop it up with legendary comedian, author, producer, and commentator W. Kamau Bell on this episode! A renowned standup and TV creator, Kamau has been guiding USians through the nuances, dark corners, and contradictions of our relationship with racial difference and power. For seven seasons, he was the host and executive producer of…

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Greg Gutierrez Breaks Down His $50,000 Win at the BAM Super 60 on Lake Don Pedro 1:20:16

2M ago1:20:16

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A New Era for West Coast Bass Fishing The West Coast has been waiting for a trail that provides real opportunities for anglers to build a career in bass fishing — and the BAM Trail Super 60 has arrived. With big payouts and big-time exposure, this trail is already making an impact. Double G Delivers in the Inaugural Event What happens when a season…

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From Performer to Educator – The Clyde Guerra Story 42:24

2M ago42:24

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Clyde Guerra never planned to become an award-winning mariachi director. His early musical journey began at age nine with a guitar class called "Las Guitarritas," leading to his first vocal competition win at a local livestock show. Surrounded by the sounds of Linda Ronstadt and Vicente Fernández in his grandmother's home, young Clyde was steered t…

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Ep 367 - Maya Schenwar & Kim Wilson, Abolitionist Parents and Editors of We Grow the World Together 1:36:12

2M ago1:36:12

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How do our models of care and freedom inform, contradict, or help us understand what it means to raise young people? How does the experience of caring for young people fundamentally shift what we mean by abolition? You might be thinking "damn, those are good-ass questions–hopefully someone has compiled a beautiful anthology of writers and organizer…

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Classroom to Community: Karina Vela on Music with Purpose 43:26

2M ago43:26

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The pathway to passion often begins with reluctance. In this heartfelt conversation, acclaimed musician and educator Karina Vela reveals how being forced to take guitar lessons instead of joining the basketball team as a child in Matamoros, Mexico, planted the seeds for a transformative musical journey. "I was forced into music, not pushed," Vela l…

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Spring Bass Fishing & BAM Super 60 Talk with Beau Fletcher | BAM Podcast 1:09:30

2M ago1:09:30

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Spring Bass Fishing & Super 60 Talk with Beau Fletcher | BAM Podcast Episode Title: Spring Bass Fishing and Super 60 Insights with Beau Fletcher Guest: Beau Fletcher – Oregon Pro Bass Angler & Super 60 Pro Host: Ed Everhart Duration: 1 hr 9 mins Listen On: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts Springtime Strategies wit…

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Ep 366 - Trina Reynolds-Tyler, Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Covering Missing Women & Police Misconduct 54:18

2M ago54:18

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On this episode we popped over to the crib of AirGo fam Trina Reynolds-Tyler, who was last on the show back in 2019 (https://airgoradio.com/airgo/2019/4/25/episode-185-trina-reynolds-tyler). Over these past six years she has continued to be a vibrant, impactful force for justice and liberation in the city–from her work contributing the People's Gra…

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Ep 365 - Adom Getachew, Scholar of Decolonization and Worldmaking in 20th Century Africa 1:20:21

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What happens when an international order comes to an end? What gets built in its shadow? This week's guest, Adom Getachew, digs deep with us into the attempts at worldmaking that were led by anticolonial leaders in the mid-20th century, who fought for different visions of liberation as they fought to dismantle Europe's colonial empires on the Afric…

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Ostrander & Vinson Champions break down Pedro! 1:09:30

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In the Second stop of the BAM Trail Pro-Am division it took some great consistency and hard work to outlast this stacked field of amazing anglers. In the end it was Co-Angler Thaddeus Vinson And Pro Angler Christian Ostrander that took the top honors. In this Episode of the Bam Pod these two great anglers sit down and discuss the lures they used, t…

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Ep 364 - Fighting Through the Overwhelm with Asha Ransby-Sporn 1:11:31

3M ago1:11:31

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AirGo is back, and we're kicking off our 2025 season by welcoming our pal Asha Ransby-Sporn back to the stu. Asha recently published an essay entitled "In the Face of Overwhelm," which serves as a sobering and pointed analysis of how we as a liberatory movement can make sense of and move through the inundation of structural dismantling and violence…

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Attacking Spring Bass With Ish Monroe 48:46

3M ago48:46

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Ish Monroe one of the Bass worlds greatest ambassadors talks with the BamPod about how to catch big bass in the pre-spawn. He discusses how and where plus what to use for quality success in the early spring fishing season. Later he discusses the up coming super 60 season for him and some recap on last years events. He is an angler with 27+ years of…

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Old School fishing in the new era of bass with Marty Lawrence 1:02:04

4M ago1:02:04

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Marty Lawrence has been on the FLW Tour, Apex Tour and now the Bam Trail. During his years of fishing he has seen a ton of this country and fished all over it now securely on the west coast he comes on the Bam Pod and talks about traveling, Fishing with traditional tactics and how much he is looking forward to this years events. You can still fish …

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Lake Shasta breakdown with Alex Niapas & Randy Pierson 1:06:31

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Alex Niapas and Randy Pierson give you some insights into how they approached lake Shasta during the recent Bam Trail Pro Am. They both Talk about the lures they used the areas they fished and where they found the bass positioning during the tournament. This is great information drop by the 1st and 2nd place anglers along with the fact that both an…

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East Coast Vs West Coast Swimbaits with Cameron Smith 1:07:06

4M ago1:07:06

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Long time San Diego Native Cameron Smith opens up and discusses the way he fishes Swimbaits now that he is on the East Coast. He grew up fishing in the San Diego lakes cutting his teeth on some of the early swimbaits and rat style baits. In this episode we discuss some of the changes he has had to make as he has now made his way to Massachusetts. H…

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West coast Vs East Coast Swimbait Breakdown with Josh Parris 1:04:37

4M ago1:04:37

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In this episode, Josh Parris sits down with the one and only Big Ed Everhart to dive deep into the art of West Coast swimbait fishing. As one of the top swimbait anglers on the West Coast, Josh has spent years targeting giant bass and perfecting his craft. With Big Ed leading the conversation, Josh opens up about his favorite baits, the subtle alte…

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Respair Presents: Carceral Fictions & Abolitionist Realities - Episode 1 56:30

5M ago56:30

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Respair is kicking off the year by sharing a new project that we're proud to partner with and share with you! Welcome to Carceral Fictions & Abolitionist Realities, a series of narrative essays that reflect on emergent themes from conversations with Detroit-based organizers and futurists committed to abolition of police and prisons. This is Episode…

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Respair Presents: Carceral Fictions & Abolitionist Realities (Trailer) 5:30

5M ago5:30

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Respair is kicking off the year by sharing a new project that we're proud to partner with and share with you! Welcome to Carceral Fictions & Abolitionist Realities, a series of narrative essays that reflect on emergent themes from conversations with Detroit-based organizers and futurists committed to abolition of police and prisons. Interweaving re…

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Unlocking the Secrets of the A-Rig with Jim Vretzos 55:39

5M ago55:39

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Key Topics Covered with Jim Vretzos 1. Unlocking the Mystique of the A-Rig The A-Rig is a proven fish-catcher, yet many anglers still approach it with low confidence. Jim Vretzos breaks down the barriers, sharing insights from his years of experience. 2. How to Set Up the A-Rig for Success Learn Jim’s tried-and-true techniques for rigging, presenti…

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Ep 363 - Divest From Despair: EOY Check-in with the Respair Crew 1:40:39

5M ago1:40:39

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We get topical with our last episode of the year. Dame and Kiss welcome a couple other members of the Respair squad. The crew talks about a lil’ Luigi Mangione gossip, the inspiring abolitionist projects we’ve seen on the road this year, how Trump’s election win has impacted us all, and much much more. SHOW NOTES Follow AirGo - instagram.com/airgor…

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Winter Bass Fishing & Big Opportunities with Jake Boomer on the BAM Podcast 1:05:23

5M ago1:05:23

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What You’ll Learn in This Episode 1. Jake Boomer’s Stellar 2024 Season on the BAM Pro Tour Jake "The Sonic Boom" Boomer had an incredible year, earning a spot in all but one Top 10 on the BAM Pro Tour. Hear how he plans to carry that momentum into the Super 60 and BAM Pro Ams next season. 2. Mastering Winter Bass Fishing in Cold Conditions Winter f…

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Ep 362 - Movement Journalism And The Fall Of Legacy Media, live @ Socialism Conference 2024 52:41

6M ago52:41

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We're excited to bring you this convo from this year's Socialism Conference, held in September 2024 here in Chicago! The last few years of political turmoil have unearthed the longstanding lack of public trust in the news media. As journalists who work in, outside and against legacy media, we had the opportunity to be in convo with some brilliant p…

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Here Comes Trumbull (Chris Trumbull) 41:54

6M ago41:54

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The Journey to Co-Angler of the Year Chris shares his inspiring journey back into competitive fishing. With support from his wife and a few key co-anglers, he turned a tough start into an incredible year. Learn what drove his success and the strategies he used to dominate the co-angler field. The Big Move to Pro Making the switch from co-angler to …

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Ep 361 - Standing Rock from 2016 (Dig in the Crates) 57:48

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This week we're digging in the AirGo crates and revisiting one of the most impactful moments in modern social movement history–the encampment at Standing Rock in 2016. Kiss and a cohort of other Chicago folks brought supplies from Freedom Square in November, and had the privilege to spend a few days there. Upon their return, Kiss sat down with Kris…

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Mariani & White Share their winning ways 1:14:36

6M ago1:14:36

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Joe Mariani's Journey: Preparation and Strategy: Joe details his approach to breaking down Lake Berryessa, from practice sessions to the final day, emphasizing the adjustments that led to his victory. Tips for Anglers: He offers advice for recreational anglers on effectively fishing Lake Berryessa, sharing insights from his extensive experience on …

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Ep 360 - Rashid Khalidi, Historian Of The Hundred Years' War On Palestine 1:08:14

7M ago1:08:14

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On this episode, the guys turn to legendary historian Rashid Khalidi to help parse and understand how we got here–a moment fourteen months into the escalation of genocidal violence perpetrated on the people and land of Palestine. The author of many books, including most recently The Hundred Years' War On Palestine, Prof. Khalidi talks about how he …

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Fall fishing with Fletcher Shryock 1:09:04

7M ago1:09:04

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Whether you're a seasoned angler or a weekend warrior, you'll learn valuable tips and techniques to up your fishing game when the bite is tough. Sit back, relax, and turn up the volume for this insightful and entertaining conversation! 🎣 Key Topics Covered: Fletcher Shryock’s favorite fishing techniques Why fall fishing can be challenging Adapting …

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